General Motors has sold 200,000 fully electric vehicles in the United States by the end of 2018. Hitting this sales make mean a phaseout of a $7,500 federal tax credit over the next 15 months. the motor city giant reached the figure in the fourth quarter of 2018, which means the credit will fall to […]
Sony has boosted production of its 3D sensors to meet heavy demand from phone makers going into 2019, according to Bloomberg. The sensors can be used for secure facial recognition, mid-air gesture recognition, object scanning and recognition, and even room mapping. Sony’s 3D sensor technology provides greater accuracy and distance (up to 5 meters) than […]
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The FCC this week granted (PDF) Google permission to deploy its experimental Project Soli sensors in mobile devices in the U.S.. The unique sensors use a form of RADAR technology to detect specific hand gestures in mid-air, and can be placed in devices such as phones and smartwatches. The sensors are designed to detect gestures such as a […]
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The FCC plans to suspend most of its operations on Thursday, Jan. 3rd, if the government shutdown continues. 83% of FCC employees will be furloughed, including those that issue the approval of new phones. Such approval is legally required for any radio-transmitting device before it can be sold for use in the U.S.. If the shutdown is […]
Tesla announced that it delivered 90,700 vehicles during the fourth quarter — short of anylsts’ forecasts. Tesla also said it boosted production during the quarter, churning out 86,500 vehicles, up from 80,142 during the third quarter. The electric car maker’s shares fell by more than 9 percent in morning trading.
The Justice League arrives in a new TV spot for The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part which Warner Bros. Pictures has released ahead of the film’s opening in February. Jason Momoa will reprise his role of Aquaman from the live-action movie for the CG animated sequel where he’ll be joined by Will Arnett as LEGO […]
Google Duo has had a big holiday advertising push by Google. Showing consumer how it lets both iOS users and Android user keep in touch. Something that Facetime doesn’t do. Then again you can use Facetime on Mac, not just iOS devices. Now it will soon add support for group video and better low-light video. […]
In 2019 Marvel Comics is to collect for the first time in one volume the Peter Porker, The Spectacular Spider-Ham story from Marvel Tails in the eighties as well as the Peter Porker, The Spectacular Spider-Ham series that followed. From Tom Defalco, Steve Mellor, Steve Skeates, Michael Carlin, Mark Armstrong, Jose Albelo. Fred Hembeck and […]
Aquaman capped off 2018 in style. DC’s superhero adventure will cross the $200 million mark at the domestic box office just a few hours after the ball dropped on the year. Its total now stands at $199.5 million. Aquaman — directed by James Wan and starring Jason Momoa — topped the charts in North America […]
T-Mobile announced starting on Wednesday, January 2, T-Mobile will be offering deals on the Apple Watch and Samsung Galaxy Watch. Customers who buy an Apple Watch Series 3 or Apple Watch Series 4 can get $200 off a second Apple Watch. Both watches must be purchased on EIP and have a paid DIGITS Apple Watch […]